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Amsterdamscheveld
Hamlet
Factory in Amsterdamscheveld
AmsterdamscheveldLocation in province of Drenthe in the NetherlandsShow map of DrentheAmsterdamscheveldAmsterdamscheveld (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°41′14″N 6°54′49″E / 52.6871°N 6.9137°E / 52.6871; 6.9137
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Emmen
Area
• Total	0.56 km (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population
• Total	200
• Density	360/km (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7887
Dialing code	0591

Amsterdamscheveld is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

Overview

In 1850, investors from Amsterdam purchased a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long piece of land for the exploitation of peat. In 1909, the land was bought by the Griendtsveen Turfstrooisel Mij who built a turf straw factory at the site. A hamlet for the workers was constructed along the canal. In 1932, it was home to 1,377 people.

Amsterdamscheveld is a statistical entity, however the postal authorities have placed it under Erica.

The narrow gauge industrial railway museum is located in Amsterdamscheveld, and uses tracks which were previously used by the factory.

References

1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7887AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. "Amsterdamscheveld". Geheugen van Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. ^ "Amsterdamscheveld". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89.
6. "Postcode 7887 in Erica". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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